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A RESOLUTION- URGING T~LE SUPPORT OF <br /> -~.B=.RS OF T}~. VIRGilqIA~O,~'~ ~-- <br />?GRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR A U. S. <br /> CORPS OF <br /> VIRGINIA. ~ ...... STUDY OF THE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTHEASTERN <br /> <br /> ~ME~AS~ the U. S. Armv~ Corps of Engineers has the <br />capability and desire to initiate a study of the Chowan River <br />Basin as a source of future water supply for Scutheastern Vir- <br />ginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Southeastern Water Authority of Vir- <br />ginia and the Corps of Engineers are in agreement that the <br />Chowan River and its tribumarmes are a logical source of future <br />water supply for the area; and <br /> <br /> ~R.EAS, the Corps of Engineers currently lacks the <br />necessary funds to undertake a proper study of the Chowan River <br />Basin; and ~ <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the S · ' <br /> ou~he~stern Water Authority of Virginia <br /> has requested all participating local governing bodies to peti- <br /> tion members of Congress for support of the proposed study. <br /> <br /> ~OW, TH~REFORm~ BE iT RESOLVED, by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that this Council does strongly <br />urge that all members of Congress support proposed study of ~he <br />Chowan River Basin and funding necessary to implement such study; <br />as set forth zn the model resolutions a~' <br /> ~achea hereto; and <br /> <br /> BE ~T FURTheR RESOLVED that the City Clerk be~ and he <br />hereby is, directed to forward this resolution to a pro r~t <br />m~mi~ers of the Virginia congressional delegation. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />gmnma, at a meetin~ held May 28, 1974. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />